In many cases, the Access Board’s technical provisions require compatibility with assistive technology devices....
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B.4.i. - What is assistive technology?
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A.1. - What is Section 508?
Section 508 requirements are separate from, but complementary to, requirements in Sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act that require, among other things, that agencies provide reasonable...
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Section 2. Accessible route
A route that complies with the appropriate requirements of ANSI A117.1-1986, a comparable standard, or Section 5, Requirement 1 of these guidelines is an "accessible route"....
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Paperwork Reduction Act
These requirements constitute information collection requirements covered by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and OMB rules implementing it....
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410.7 Caller ID (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This requirement would be new to the 255 Guidelines, but corresponds to a similar requirement in § 1194.23(e) of the existing 508 Standards....
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C101.1 Purpose (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In keeping with the Board’s statutory charge under the Communications Act, this section states that the purpose of the proposed 255 Guidelines is the provision of scoping and technical requirements...
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Clear Width [4.13.5] and Vertical Clearance
Panic bars and other hardware do not require additional width since they are usually mounted above the widest portion of wheelchairs....
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Background
Background: When PV systems are proposed for installation at public school sites, the project documentation is first reviewed from a scoping perspective to determine the required accessibility...
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103 Equivalent Facilitation
103 Equivalent Facilitation Nothing in these requirements prevents the use of designs, products, or technologies as alternatives to those prescribed, provided they result in substantially...
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4.13.9* DOOR HARDWARE
Handles, pulls, latches, locks, and other operating devices on accessible doors shall have a shape that is easy to grasp with one hand and does not require tight grasping, tight pinching...
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603.2.3 Door Swing
Doors shall not swing into the clear floor space or clearance required for any fixture. Doors shall be permitted to swing into the required turning space. EXCEPTIONS: 1....
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Q. Must employers be familiar with the many diverse types of disabilities to know whether or how to make a reasonable accommodation?
An employer is required to accommodate only a "known" disability of a qualified applicant or employee....
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4.2 Existing Facilities.
An airport operator is not required to make structural changes to existing facilities where other methods are effective in achieving compliance....
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16. What should an employer do when another federal law prohibits it from hiring anyone with a hearing impairment?
The employer should be certain, however, that compliance with the law actually is required, not voluntary....
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11B-228.2 Mail boxes
residential facilities, where mail boxes are provided for each residential dwelling unit, mail boxes complying with Section 11B-309 shall be provided for each residential dwelling unit required...
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11B-405.8 Handrails
Curb ramps do not require handrails. 4. At door landings, handrails are not required on ramp runs less than 6 inches (152 mm) in rise or 72 inches (1829 mm) in length....
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11B-809.2.2 Turning space
Exception: Turning space shall not be required in exterior spaces 30 inches (762 mm) maximum in depth or width. [2010 ADAS] Advisory 809.2.2 Turning Space. ...
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1007.3 Enclosed exit stairways
The area of refuge is not required at open stairways that are permitted by Section 1019.1 in buildings or facilities that are equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system installed...
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Trash and Recycling Receptacles [1011.2 and 1011.3]
Currently, trash and recycling receptacles with hinged lids and latches to keep out large animals require a person to operate the latch or handle by tightly grasping, pinching, or twisting...
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704.3 Buildings on the same property and buildings containing courts
For the purposes of determining the required wall and opening protection and roof-covering requirements, buildings on the same property and court walls of buildings over one story in height...
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E206.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Second, it requires microphones to be capable of being turned on and off to allow a user to intermix speech with TTY use....
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11B-607.4 Grab bars
Where separate grab bars are required on adjacent walls at a common mounting height, an L-shaped or U-shaped grab bar meeting the dimensional requirements of Section 11B-607.4.1 or 11B-607.4.2...
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3.3.10 90-Degree Turn
3.3.10 90-Degree Turn While all of the standards compared in this report have requirements for “wheelchair turning spaces”, only the U.S. and Canada have requirements specifically for...